One Great Reason To See Black Swan This Weekend: Rodarte!

Natalie Portman is already creating some serious awards season buzz with her performance in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan, which opens today, but if a dark thriller based in the land of ballerinas isn't really your bag, we've got another great reason to see it: Rodarte!

Natalie Portman is already creating some serious awards season buzz with her performance in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan, which opens today, but if a dark thriller based in the land of ballerinas isn't really your bag, we've got another great reason to see it: Rodarte!

Laura and Kate Mulleavy, the designing sister duo behind Rodarte, consider Natalie a friend and a loyal customer, so they must have been been totally psyched when the actress introduced them to the director of Black Swan and they were asked to design some of the film's costumes. According to WWD, they created about 40 pieces to be seen on screen, mostly for the onstage performances of "Swan Lake." And, "In addition to the more theatrical ensembles within the "Swan Lake" production in the film, the Mulleavys designed the various knitwear worn throughout the film — gray leotards, shawls, leg- and armwarmers — as well as the silk tulle-and-chiffon gown Portman wears for a scene in which her character, Nina Sayers, is introduced as the prima ballerina. 'It was custom designed, because her mother needs to undo it,' Laura says. 'We designed it with bandage [details] in the back.'"

"Aronofsky's film is a thriller with tinges of horror, which seems tailor-made for the Mulleavys, who often cite films like 1931's 'Frankenstein' as an influence," WWD says. "In fact, for one of the early brainstorming meetings with the director, the sisters brought along images from their fall 2008 collection, a gorgeous mash-up of ballet and Japanese horror motifs."

I was already totally set on seeing this beautiful movie, and costumes by one of my favorite fashion houses are just the icing on the cake! What do you think, ladies? Are you planning to see Black Swan this weekend? Are any of you ballerinas (or were you when you were younger)? Do you think Rodarte was a good fit to design the film's fashion? Discuss!